AI-generated art can't be copyrighted, US court rules

Chris

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AI-generated art can't be copyrighted, US court rules
A US court ruled that creative work made by artificial intelligence is ineligible for copyright, a significant ruling amid the ongoing Hollywood writer's strike.
By AARON REICH

Artificial intelligence-generated art cannot be protected by copyright, a US federal judge ruled on Friday, in a piece of legislation that may codify intellectual property rights regarding creative works made by AI as opposed to those made by humans.

The ruling was made by US District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell and backed up findings made by Shira Perlmutter, the register of copyrights and director of the US Copyright Office, ruling against the plaintiff, Stephen Thaler.

The significance of the ruling comes amid the ongoing writers' and actors' strikes in Hollywood, which centers on fears that Hollywood studios will use AI-generated work to avoid having to pay writers and eventually actors.

more.......... https://www.jpost.com/business-and-innovation/all-news/article-755483
 
DanLMP

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Who then owns the AI generated copyright? The AI? The person who used the AI to create the work? The person/persons who created the AI? Some of the above? All of the above?

Is this starting to put AI's on an equal legal footing with Man?
 
DanLMP

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Tall Timbers said:
The ruling is that ai work cannot be copyrighted, so I reckon it can be freely used.
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It was late for me and I didn't see the 't.

Even with the 't, I see legal battles ahead. Someone has to actually prompt the AI to produce a work. Legally speaking it could then be argued that the AI is being used as a tool just like a painter uses a brush.

And if the AI ever self prompts itself...we're done for.
 
Tall Timbers

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Wally said:
But what if you use Ai to copy copyrighted art... Is the art now public domain, or who do you sue for copyright infringement?

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A properly programmed AI thingamajig could probably perfectly duplicate works of art. I reckon any copyright would stay with the original. I guess I'll be avoiding the art markets...
 
dseno

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Tall Timbers said:
A properly programmed AI thingamajig could probably perfectly duplicate works of art. I reckon any copyright would stay with the original. I guess I'll be avoiding the art markets...
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Well this is the issue.

There is no such thing as "original AI art". AI cannot create or inspire. It simply curates.

When I ask AI to generate an image of hank hill scoring the game winning touchdown for the Dallas cowboys the AI is scraping the entire internet for pre existing content and using that content to create the image.

So it's kinda like a musician creating songs from milliseconds of the Beatles catalog

It can't be copywrited because it is or should be already copywrited elsewhere. And the AI is the infringement.
 
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